Meridian America Digital Surround Controller 561 - Manual

Product Information Meridian 561 January 1999
Meridian Audio Limited, Stonehill, Stukeley Meadows, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE18 6ED, England
Tel: +44 1480 434334 Fax: +44 1480 432948 Web: http://www.meridian-audio.com
561 Digital Surround Controller
From the industry
leaders in music
surround – Meridian’s
latest controller – 561 –
decodes all the sound
formats on DVD-Video
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Background
Meridian is a world leader in superb-
sounding Digital Signal Processing.
Our pedigree goes back to the earliest
days of digital and includes many ‘firsts’
like the first CD Transport, the first
Digital loudspeaker and the first DSP
loudspeaker. In addition, Meridian’s
ability to provide truly transparent DSP
has made the 618 Mastering Processor
the most respected way to make CDs.
Since its introduction in July 1994,
the Meridian 565 DSP Surround
Processor has become widely
recognized as the benchmark
processor – voted Class ‘A’ by
Stereophile. Among a total of 12
awards, the 565 was voted ‘Home
Theatre Decoder of the Year’ by Home
Entertainment in both 1995 and 1996,
and it received the prestigious EISA
award for ‘Home Theatre Decoder of
1995’.
The proprietary DSP in 565 redefines
expectations for movie sound and
creates a paradigm shift for music
listening by enabling immeasurably
improved ‘stereo’ with 3 to 8-speaker
systems. The 565 provides for more
formats than any other surround
processor – until now.
Meridian 561
Meridian is proud to add the 561 Digital
Surround Controller to its range of
Home Theatre and Surround Music
products.
A 561 combines controller functions
into a surround processor – bringing
many of the features of a 565 + 562V
combination to one box.
561 provides extensive audio and
video inputs and outputs – including an
analogue tape loop and support for the
Meridian 2-Room system.
The 561 is a full 500 Series controller,
ideally suited for use with our DSP
loudspeakers, CD players, power amps
and 504 tuner.
The 561 allows you to take control of
your system: you can switch audio,
video, adjust input level; you can create
16 User Presets with your own labels.
It also features excellent on-screen
display and extensive on-screen help
for setup and calibration. These
displays are available on the composite
and S-VHS video connections.
Best of all, the 561 uses the same
powerful DSP processors, and
algorithms as the highly acclaimed 565!